From vicious volcanoes to wondrous waterfalls, the terror and beauty of Earth is shown in all its glory. Contains fascinating factual information about the earth with plenty of descriptions and images.

Edie Amelia Sparks is a neat girl with very messy parents. While checking that her party outfit for her ninth birthday is in order, she discovers that one of her most treasured possessions is missing. As Edie Amelia sets out to solve the mystery, there is lots of fun as she chases a trail that involves her father, a piece of purple paper, a shadowy tall man, exotic settings and lots of food.

A mysterious illness, with very strange symptoms, is spreading through Runcible, throwing the townsfolk into a panic. Edie Amelia Sparks, nine year old detective extraordinaire, sets out to investigate. With her new best friend, Cheesy Chompster, and Mr Pants, her French bulldog, Edie begins the hunt for a cure and encounters some rather unusual things along the way.

Edwina is anything but extinct, just ask those people who enjoy her choc-chip cookies. But, Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie thinks it is time everyone, including Edwina, learnt how extinct dinosaurs are.

ISBN 9781406312294

Publisher Walker Books, 2006

Willems, Mo

15630

Egg is quiet, An

A beautifully illustrated, sophisticated and fascinating look at all sorts of eggs. American spelling and imperial measurement do not detract from the attractiveness of language, ideas and pictures.

ISBN 9780811844284

Publisher Chronicle Books, 2006

Aston, Dianna & Long, Sylvia

17802

Eggs and chicks

A beautifully presented book about chickens, including simple and interesting facts, an index, a glossary and web links.

ISBN 9780794501662

Series
Usborne beginners series
(10 of 28)

Publisher Usborne Publishing Ltd, 2007

Patchett, Fiona & others

30304

Egyptian diary: journal of a young scribe

The year is 1465 BC and Nakht's family is moving from their village to Memphis, where his father has just become an important scribe. With Nakht, we explore this bustling Egyptian city, visiting the craftsmen's workshops and the shipyards, watching a burial ritual, and learning how the land is farmed, and how houses are built. Most thrilling of all, he witnesses a tomb robbery in the pyramids and meets the King of Egypt.

ISBN 9781406330625

Publisher Walker Books, 2011

Platt, Richard & Parkins, David (ill)

13824

Egyptians

A beautifully presented book about the ancient Egyptians, including simple facts, an index, a glossary and web links.

ISBN 9780746074541

Series
Usborne beginners series
(6 of 28)

Publisher Usborne Publishing Ltd, 2004

Turnbull, Stephanie

30331

EJ spy school: deep water

Emma Jacks is Agent EJ10 goes to Spy School. EJ10 must earn her underwater spy badge. But, even spies, can be scared of deep water.

Any two titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

Series
EJ12 girl hero and EJ spy school series
(24 books)

Various

1017

EJ12 girl hero: big brother

A new arrival at the Shine animal training centre and suddenly Shadow seems to know everything they are planning. EJ12 needs to find how they are spying on them and fast.

Just days before Christmas, the world's largest diamond collection disappears. The evil agency SHADOW plans to smuggle it out of the country. Special Agent EJ12 needs to be patient and find the clues to how and when this will occur. That's the easy part. As EJ12, Emma Jacks can do anything, except be patient while waiting for Christmas Eve.

When priceless violins are stolen from a music conservatorium, SHINE suspects that evil agency SHADOW is orchestrating something big. Special Agent EJ12 and the STAR team must work in concert to solve the crime and determine how the thief just walked out without being seen.

During Fashion Week, some of the world's most famous paintings have gone missing. Special Agent EJ12 wonders if there is a connection. She'll need to trust her instincts if she is stop more paintings disappearing. As EJ12, Emma Jacks can do anything.

Emma Jacks is surprised to be recruited by the secret organisation 'Shine'. As a secret agent for Shine she is known as EJ12 or EJ when on a mission. Her first mission is to stop the melting of the polar ice cap in Antarctica and prevent an environmental disaster.

Special agent EJ12 is on a new mission to crack evil agency Shadow's codes and save the rainforest. Her gymnastic training for the state gym competition might be very useful for this dangerous mission.

Evil agency Shadow is threatening to sabotage the traditional Japanese cherry blossom festival. Special Agent EJ12 needs to stay calm and keep her mind focused if she is to stop them in time. That's the easy part. As EJ12, Emma Jacks can do anything. So why does she find dealing with mean-girl Nema so hard?

Evil agency, Shadow, is really making waves and now the coral reef is in danger. Special Agent EJ12 could be in over her head but she must stop Shadow before it is too late. That's the easy part. As EJ12, Emma Jacks can do anything but, right now, she's really nervous about the school swimming carnival.

Special Agent EJ12 needs to pull the curtain down on Shadow to stop them rocking the Shine network and causing chaos. She knows she can get it done but she also needs to find a way to perform with her friends at the concert.

Someone is hunting the rare black rhino for its precious horns. Nothing is as it seems and Special Agent EJ12 will need to look below the surface if she is to stop more animals from being hurt.

ISBN 9781921684265

Series
EJ12 girl hero and EJ spy school series
(12 of 24)

Publisher Scholastic Australia, 2012

McFarlane, Susannah

5354

EJ12 girl hero: spooked

In different castles all over England, centuries-old sovereigns have been stolen. All at the stroke of midnight. It will take the new SHINE STARs to crack the biggest SHADOW plot so far. Special Agent EJ12 will have to fight her fears and lead her team in her scariest night mission yet.

Mozz soars through the sky in a jet, rescuing wild animals around the world. But when Elephant Island is under threat from a deadly wave Mozz needs help urging the elephants to move! Time is running out! Can she convince Leo - a boy who can talk to animals - to join her on a dangerous rescue mission?

Simple, factual information about elephants, with beautifully presented photographs and illustrations. A glossary of terms and an index are included.

ISBN 9780733921261

Series
Longman world of animals series
(20 books)

Publisher Pearson Education Australia, 2002

Meadows, Graham & Vial, Claire

17865

Elizabeth 1

A beautifully presented book about the first Queen Elizabeth, including simple and interesting facts, an index, a glossary and web links.

ISBN 9780794508081

Series
Usborne beginners series
(25 of 28)

Publisher Usborne Publishing Ltd, 2004

Turnbull, Stephanie & others

60546

Ellie the homesick puppy

Megan is really excited about moving. She can't wait to take her Golden Labrador, Ellie, for walks in the countryside near their new house. But, Mum and Dad say that Ellie will be upset by the move, and she has to go and stay with Gran. Megan really misses her and Ellie will do anything to get home to Megan.

ISBN 9781847151131

Series
Kittens & puppies (Holly Webb)
(8 books)

Publisher Stripes, 2010

Webb, Holly & Williams, Sophy (ill)

893

Emily and the big bad bunyip

It's Christmas day in Shaggy Gully. The kangaroos are bouncy, the echidnas are prickly and the bats and possums are just hanging about. Only the bunyip is gloomy and Emily Emu is determined to make him smile for Christmas.

The Emperor penguin is the only large animal to remain on the Antarctic mainland throughout its bitterly, inhospitable winter. Once the female has laid her egg, she heads back to the sea, leaving the male to incubate it. He then spends two months standing on the freezing cold ice with the egg on his feet.

Join the Emperor Penguins in Antarctica and experience a year in the life of these amazing creatures. Find out how the baby penguins stay snug and warm on their dads' feet, how they are fed and how the colony huddles together during the freezing winter.

A poetry collection that is a curious compilation of regal, traditional and everyday living themes in a wide range of poetry forms.

ISBN 9780747547556

Publisher Bloomsbury, 2000

Sissay, Lemn & Newey, Gail (ill)

41911

Emu

In the open forest, Emu gathers granite-green eggs under soft feathers. Emu will care for the eggs and protect the stripy chicks once they hatch. There are many hazards in the forest for this unusual family.

The cousins have many adventures in the strange lands at the top of the magic faraway tree, with all their unusual friends who live in the tree.

ISBN 9780749748005

Publisher Egmont Childrens, 2002

Blyton, Enid

7414

Enigma: a magical mystery

Young Bertie Badger loves to visit his grandpa and friends at the retirement home for elderly magicians. One day, he arrives to find all the magic props have vanished. Bertie will have to solve the mystery before the magic show can start. Maybe you can help him.

Enoch the emu thinks it will be very easy being a house husband. He is not so sure once his partner, Wilhemina, leaves him to look after the eggs. By the time the story finishes only the joy of fatherhood can make up for his ordeal.

ISBN 9780949130044

Publisher Childerset Publishers, 2006

Winch, Gordon

1607

Enormous crocodile, The

The Enormous Crocodile is incredibly greedy. He plans to guzzle as many children as he can for his lunch. Luckily, he's not very clever and the other animals in the jungle are determined to spoil his wicked schemes.

ISBN 9780140568226

Publisher Puffin UK, 2002

Dahl, Roald

7831

Enormouse pearl heist, The

One day, my friends and I made an amazing discovery. We found a huge oyster - with an enormouse pearl inside! I was so excited about this rare, precious pearl that I wrote a special feature about it in The Rodent's Gazette. That article attracted attention - both good and bad. The enormouse pearl was in danger of being stolen! Would we be able to protect it?

ISBN 9780545341035

Series
Geronimo Stilton series
(51 of 66)

Publisher Scholastic Australia, 2012

Stilton, Geronimo

20966

Entertainment technology

Since ancient times, people have been fascinated by how things work. This series features the design and technology of machines that are part of our daily lives, and explains where and how they are used and the materials from which they are made

At home, Eric's parents are always busy and at school, he is always in trouble. When Eric meets Einstein, a genius mouse who has escaped the clutches of a mad scientist, Eric's life begins to turn around. But, the mad scientist is on their trail.

Humorous series about superheroes and animals. Any two titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

Series
Ernie & Maud series
(4 books)

Watts, Frances & Watson, Judy (ill)

9566

Ernie dances to the didgeridoo

Ernie is going to live in the Australian Outback for a year. He is going to write a postcard during each season. Lots of lovely pictures and fun.

When Jamie and Tom wake up an Allosaurus, they're in big trouble. This is one of the deadliest of the Jurassic dinosaurs and the boys must hide quickly. They take cover in an underground tunnel but something else is hiding there too. And it's not like anything ever seen before.

ISBN 9780192728951

Series
Dinosaur Cove series
(10 of 12)

Publisher Oxford University Press, 2009

Stone, Rex & Spoor, Mike (ill)

11607

Escape from the forbidden planet

Caramel Cinnamon thought the worst day of her life was the day her grandparent's the King and Queen of the Elves of Cardamom went missing. She was wrong. The day she spills sticky toffee syrup onto her father's computer, that's when her worst nightmare begins. Suddenly she finds herself marooned on a forbidden planet by an evil clone, with a very sticky secret.

Secret agent, Jack Stalwart, must capture the flesh-eating dinosaur before it destroys New York city.

ISBN 9781862301221

Series
Jack Stalwart, Secret agent series
(1 of 12)

Publisher Red Fox, 2006

Singer Hunt, Elizabeth & Wiliamson, Brian (ill)

1613

Esio Trot

A shy man, Mr Hoppy, wants to win Mrs Silver's affection. He only has courage for polite conversation as she tends her pet tortoise, Alfie, on the balcony below. When he learns that her dearest wish is for Alfie to grow, he hatches a plan.

ISBN 9780141311333

Publisher Puffin UK, 2001

Dahl, Roald

1802

Ethan eats

Ethan eats everything except peas. What will he do when there's nothing else to eat.

Will and his family head for Ballarat to find gold. They face heat, dust and flies in summer; rain, mud and cold in winter. Along with other diggers and a young man with a strange past, the events of the Eureka Stockade change them forever.

Evangeline, the toy elephant, lies under the bed all day, waiting and waiting for something to happen. If only she could be useful somewhere. One morning, a broom sweeps her out onto the bedroom floor.

Have some ear-tickling fun with this modern treasure trove of poetry, featuring classic favourites, some brand new ones and lots of tongue twisters.

ISBN 9781408802977

Publisher Bloomsbury, 2011

Rosen, Michael & Cole, Babette (ill)

5167

Everything to lose

It is graduation week at SEAS and when Space Agents Neuron Star, Comet XS and Shooting Star are called to rescue the shelluscas on Planet Molluscara they know that it is not only the aliens who need rescuing. Can the agents find the source of the fire and smoke in time to rescue the alien shelluscas and one of their own?

Ernie Eggers is thrilled when he wins a superhero contest and becomes Extraordinary Ernie, after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and all day Saturday. Ernie is dismayed when he discovers that his sidekick is a sheep. But, Ernie soon discovers that Maud is no ordinary sheep.

In a suburban backyard that borders the bush, the night is dark and a storm is coming. Peter leaves the comfort of his house to check his pets and is just in time to save a young owl from the clutches of a feral cat.

Gray Wolf loses his mate and finds a new one during a winter of survival.

ISBN 9780811841412

Publisher Chronicle Books, 2004

London, Jonathan & Van Zyle, Jon

Eyewonder series

Any two titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.